Digital Wellness for Families
If you saw the headlines last week and felt a little jolt of hope—followed by a wave of “wait, what does this actually mean for my kid?”—you’re not alone. On June 29, 2026, the U.S. House passed a sweeping new kids online safety law called the KIDS Act, and your feed...
Digital Wellness for Families
If I’m honest, this is one of the questions I ask myself the most as a parent — and one I hear other parents ask all the time: Are we doing this technology thing right? Am I giving my kids enough access? Or too much? Will they be left out if they don’t...
Digital Wellness for Families
The school year ends in an hour. The backpacks get dropped by the door, and suddenly there are three months of unstructured days stretching out in front of you. If you felt a little flutter of anxiety reading that sentence, you are in good company. That is exactly...
Digital Wellness for Families
If you’ve found yourself lying awake wondering what age should a kid get social media, you are not alone — and you are not overreacting. It’s one of the most-asked questions in parenting right now, and it deserves a real answer, not a guilt trip. The truth...
Screens & Schools, Digital Wellness for Families, The Screen Guardians Podcast
When a rural Kansas superintendent stood in front of the State Board of Education this spring, he wasn’t there to talk about test scores or budgets. He was there to talk about screens — and what happened when his entire district decided to do something about...
Digital Wellness for Families
If your kid plays Roblox, you probably just got a notification that something changed—and if you’re like most parents, your first thought was, “Wait, what do I need to do now?” Take a breath. The new Roblox parental controls rolling out this summer are actually good...
